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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS RHP Matt Mantei's arm is healthy, and his stuff has been good, but he has struggled because of shaky pitch selection and location. Mantei also is falling behind hitters too often.... RHP Jose Valverde's bout with wildness was the result of bad mechanics. His stride was too short, causing his shoulder to fly open and his velocity to drop. The hard-throwing Valverde battled control problems at times in the minors. SEE A DIFFERENT GAME: When LF Luis Gonzalez bats, opponents often put their shortstop behind second, with the third baseman moving more to short. The power-hitting Gonzalez recently tried to thwart that strategy by bunting down the third base ...

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